"Taxing the hole off people and patting yourselves on the back for it, it just doesn't work for me"
In what has been a very testing week for Ireland environmentally, fiscally and politically, Today FM's Dermot and Dave wanted to learn a bit more about the Extinction Rebellion movement.
The global group, who describes itself as a 'non-violent Rebellion against the governments of the world for climate and ecological justice', have caused disruptions in Dublin since Monday as part of a seven-day protest there.
Climate change activists beginning to gather outside the Dail ahead of Extinction Rebellion protests in Dublin this lunchtime. #ExtinctionRebellion pic.twitter.com/t7vixkOVRy
— Niall Colbert (@NiallColbert1) October 7, 2019
Extinction Rebellion volunteer Eoin Campbell spoke to the show, spreading some light on their goals. He also bust the myths around what they are doing.
Check out Eoin's interview in full by pressing the play button below:
This led Dermot Whelan to the Budget, and he's not in favour of Paschal & co's approach:
